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1 Updated May 28, 2020 SNAP Boosts Retailers and Local Economies By Ed Bolen and Elizabeth Wolkomir The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, previously food stamps) is an important public-private partnership that helps families afford a basic diet, generates business for retailers, and boosts local economies. SNAP accounts for about 8 percent of the food that U.S. families buy for their homes. Participants purchase groceries with SNAP benefits at about 248,000 retailers — from superstores to farmers markets — across the country. By increasing low-income households’ purchasing power so they can buy the food they need directly from stores, SNAP integrates economically marginalized households with almost no government administrative overhead resulting from food distribution. SNAP redemptions are a meaningful share of food purchases in our country. In fiscal year 2019, SNAP participants redeemed about $56 billion in SNAP benefits for food purchases, supporting retailers of every size. In 2018 (the most current year available), the roughly $61 billion in SNAP redemptions accounted for approximately 8 percent of expenditures on food for consumption at home. 1 SNAP generates business for retailers of all types and sizes. SNAP retailers comprise big- box superstores and major national grocery chains as well as small specialty stores, convenience stores, and farmers markets. The large number and wide variety of authorized retailers also help ensure that low-income families across the country can regularly access a store where they can redeem their SNAP dollars for food. Though SNAP participants in some areas of the country, particularly rural areas, still have 1 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service, “SNAP Retailer Management 2018 Annual Report,” 2018, https://fns- prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/media/file/2018SNAPRetailerManagementYearEndSummary.pdf; USDA Economic Research Service, “Nominal food and alcohol expenditures, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers,” updated August 1, 2019, https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-expenditure-series/food-expenditure- series/#Food%20Expenditures. Food for consumption at home includes food purchased at food and other stores, food purchased for home delivery and mail order, and food purchased from farmers, manufacturers, and wholesalers. It does not include food produced at home or donated foods. 1275 First Street NE, Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20002 Tel: 202-408-1080 Fax: 202-408-1056 [email protected] www.cbpp.org

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Updated May 28, 2020

SNAP Boosts Retailers and Local Economies By Ed Bolen and Elizabeth Wolkomir

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, previously food stamps) is an important

public-private partnership that helps families afford a basic diet, generates business for retailers, and boosts local economies. SNAP accounts for about 8 percent of the food that U.S. families buy for their homes. Participants purchase groceries with SNAP benefits at about 248,000 retailers — from superstores to farmers markets — across the country. By increasing low-income households’ purchasing power so they can buy the food they need directly from stores, SNAP integrates economically marginalized households with almost no government administrative overhead resulting from food distribution.

SNAP redemptions are a meaningful share of food purchases in our country. In fiscal year

2019, SNAP participants redeemed about $56 billion in SNAP benefits for food purchases, supporting retailers of every size. In 2018 (the most current year available), the roughly $61 billion in SNAP redemptions accounted for approximately 8 percent of expenditures on food for consumption at home.1

SNAP generates business for retailers of all types and sizes. SNAP retailers comprise big-

box superstores and major national grocery chains as well as small specialty stores, convenience stores, and farmers markets.

The large number and wide variety of authorized retailers also help ensure that low-income

families across the country can regularly access a store where they can redeem their SNAP dollars for food. Though SNAP participants in some areas of the country, particularly rural areas, still have

1 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service, “SNAP Retailer Management 2018 Annual Report,” 2018, https://fns-prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/media/file/2018SNAPRetailerManagementYearEndSummary.pdf; USDA Economic Research Service, “Nominal food and alcohol expenditures, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers,” updated August 1, 2019, https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-expenditure-series/food-expenditure-series/#Food%20Expenditures. Food for consumption at home includes food purchased at food and other stores, food purchased for home delivery and mail order, and food purchased from farmers, manufacturers, and wholesalers. It does not include food produced at home or donated foods.

1275 First Street NE, Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20002

Tel: 202-408-1080 Fax: 202-408-1056

[email protected] www.cbpp.org

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inadequate access to food stores, most can easily redeem their benefits. Nationally, there are an average of about 75 SNAP authorized retailers per 100,000 people.2

SNAP provides important support for

small business. While over 80 percent of SNAP benefits are used at larger stores, including superstores (like Walmart, Target, and Costco) and supermarkets (like Food Lion and Safeway), the vast majority of SNAP-authorized retailers — about 80 percent — are smaller stores.3 These include many locally owned businesses, such as private groceries, convenience stores, dairies, butchers, bakeries, and farm stands. For these small businesses, SNAP is an important revenue source — particularly in high-poverty areas, where SNAP purchases can account for a significant share of a retailer’s total sales.

SNAP increases both food and non-food purchases. Households participating in SNAP spend more on food.4 But SNAP also increases their overall purchasing power, allowing them to meet other basic needs. By providing more resources for food, SNAP helps free up cash for poor households to buy other essential items, like diapers and medication. As a result, retail sales increase, benefiting stores that sell both food and non-food items.

SNAP helps local economies. Because most households redeem their monthly SNAP benefits

quickly and because the program helps struggling households purchase adequate food, SNAP is one of the most effective forms of economic stimulus during a downturn. Every dollar in new SNAP benefits spent when the economy is weak and unemployment elevated would increase the gross domestic product by $1.54, a recent USDA study estimated.5 In 2009, the peak year of the Great Recession, $50 billion in SNAP benefits were spent in local stores, generating about $85 billion in local economic activity, even as the overall economy was struggling.

2 CBPP calculation of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, “SNAP Retailer Management 2019 Annual Report,” https://fns-prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/resource-files/2019-SNAP-Retailer-Management-Year-End-Summary.pdf and the U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Estimates of the Resident Population as of July 1, 2019. 3 Smaller stores include all authorized SNAP retailers other than superstores, supermarkets, wholesalers, and large and medium grocery stores. 4 Patricia M. Anderson and Kristin F. Butcher, “The Relationships Among SNAP Benefits, Grocery Spending, Diet Quality, and the Adequacy of Low-Income Families’ Resources,” Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, June 14, 2016, https://www.cbpp.org/research/the-relationships-among-snap-benefits-grocery-spending-diet-quality-and-the-adequacy-of-low. 5 Patrick Canning and Rosanna Mentzer Morrison, “Quantifying the Impact of SNAP Benefits on the U.S. Economy and Jobs,” USDA Economic Research Service, Jul 18, 2019, https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2019/july/quantifying-the-impact-of-snap-benefits-on-the-us-economy-and-jobs/.

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SNAP’s consistent standards create efficiencies for business. In order to accept SNAP benefits, retailers must apply and meet certain standards. Qualifying stores must sell food for preparation and consumption at home and meet one of two criteria. A retailer must either: (1) continuously stock a certain variety of staple foods, including perishables, or (2) have more than 50 percent of its gross retail sales from staple foods. While most authorized stores qualify by meeting the first criterion, specialty stores, like butcher shops, are often authorized under the second. The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service carefully and continuously monitors retailers in order to protect the program and promote integrity and compliance among retailers.6

SNAP also has national standards about which products can be purchased with SNAP, and how

benefits are redeemed. This uniformity promotes efficiency and limits costs for the private sector. Retailers with multiple locations and presence in multiple states can employ consistent operational practices and equipment across their stores. The Food Marketing Institute (FMI), a trade association that represents food retailers and wholesalers, recognizes that this benefits the industry and customers alike. As FMI Chief Public Policy Officer and Senior Vice President Jennifer Hatcher told Congress:

We now have a national program with nationally-approved products that is consistent from state to state. The evolution to 100% interoperable electronic transactions … has made the program much easier for operations and compliance and much simpler for customers.… [T]he efficiencies and simplicity of the administrative function of SNAP that have achieved easier operation and compliance and a simpler customer experience have happened because of the consistency of a national program.7

Additional Resources

• CBPP’s SNAP Retailers Database (https://www.cbpp.org/snap-retailers-database) lists the retailers participating in SNAP across the country. It is searchable by state and congressional district.

• CBPP’s state-by-state fact sheets (https://www.cbpp.org/snap-is-an-important-public-private-partnership) provide information about the number of authorized stores and level of SNAP redemptions in each state.

• The Appendix to this report lists the number of SNAP retailers in each state and congressional district, by store type.

6 For more information, see https://fns-prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/resource-files/2019-SNAP-Retailer-Management-Year-End-Summary.pdf. 7 Testimony of Jennifer Hatcher, Food Marketing Institute, hearing on “The Next Farm Bill, The Future of SNAP,” before the House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Nutrition, March 28, 2017.

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Appendix TABLE 1

Number of SNAP Retailers by Store Type and State

State Super-store

Super-market

Grocery Store

Convenience Store

Other Retailer

Farmers Market Total

Alabama 326 348 1,730 1,967 139 11 4,521 Alaska 42 45 146 229 23 5 490 Arizona 476 248 1,149 1,791 113 31 3,808 Arkansas 248 132 935 1,135 64 17 2,531

California 2,122 2,325 6,714 11,571 724 418 23,874 Colorado 390 220 752 1,256 138 55 2,811 Connecticut 216 188 844 1,082 41 31 2,402 Delaware 46 71 305 302 26 8 758 District of Columbia

27 25 135 188 18 32 425

Florida 927 1,713 5,060 6,491 486 50 14,727 Georgia 625 631 3,009 4,689 259 53 9,266 Hawaii 127 37 231 396 85 27 903 Idaho 98 92 254 537 70 21 1,072 Illinois 823 605 3,108 4,026 228 71 8,861 Indiana 456 274 1,858 2,296 128 60 5,072 Iowa 356 81 755 1,427 81 12 2,712 Kansas 216 118 720 783 88 24 1,949 Kentucky 310 267 1,456 2,159 101 44 4,337 Louisiana 330 261 1,774 1,710 168 23 4,266 Maine 124 57 448 656 43 45 1,373 Maryland 412 307 1,159 1,481 126 26 3,511 Massachusetts 386 335 1,606 2,394 62 86 4,869 Michigan 758 459 2,656 4,965 310 139 9,287 Minnesota 358 275 1,065 1,445 188 82 3,413 Mississippi 204 139 1,101 1,520 83 14 3,061 Missouri 431 346 1,557 2,247 131 37 4,749 Montana 72 80 174 353 49 25 753 Nebraska 158 71 516 493 45 7 1,290 Nevada 189 129 533 922 53 9 1,835 New Hampshire 126 57 329 451 17 28 1,008 New Jersey 548 373 2,610 2,024 185 24 5,764 New Mexico 137 92 512 695 71 38 1,545 New York 1,008 1,305 6,659 6,930 695 142 16,739 North Carolina 578 983 2,974 3,973 256 65 8,829 North Dakota 72 26 192 173 50 7 520 Ohio 824 599 3,438 4,155 215 91 9,322 Oklahoma 245 205 1,171 1,707 75 30 3,433

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TABLE 1

Number of SNAP Retailers by Store Type and State

State Super-store

Super-market

Grocery Store

Convenience Store

Other Retailer

Farmers Market Total

Oregon 232 268 714 1,762 198 82 3,256 Pennsylvania 710 826 4,049 3,911 319 45 9,860 Rhode Island 49 64 379 346 20 23 881 South Carolina 282 444 1,554 2,385 153 20 4,838 South Dakota 58 32 246 330 40 9 715 Tennessee 397 477 2,083 3,121 136 39 6,253 Texas 1,425 1,282 6,417 9,911 505 52 19,592 Utah 196 115 381 631 86 24 1,433 Vermont 35 55 210 315 12 38 665 Virginia 554 566 1,895 2,968 139 90 6,212 Washington 416 404 1,095 2,398 301 105 4,719 West Virginia 129 114 715 1,062 36 22 2,078 Wisconsin 510 192 1,150 1,962 177 56 4,047 Wyoming 48 29 81 167 20 7 352 Guam 14 5 88 102 17 - 226 Virgin Islands 15 3 23 28 3 - 72 United States 19,861 18,395 80,715 112,018 7,796 2,500 241,285

Source: USDA Food and Nutrition Service, December 4, 2019

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TABLE 2

Number of SNAP Retailers by Store Type and Congressional District

Congressional District

Super-store

Super-market

Grocery Store

Convenience Store Other

Farmers Market Total

Alabama-1 46 52 293 309 32 1 733 Alabama-2 49 51 261 328 17 - 706 Alabama-3 47 47 241 281 17 - 633 Alabama-4 43 52 271 278 22 1 667

Alabama-5 52 44 229 250 25 3 603 Alabama-6 52 55 191 187 13 1 499 Alabama-7 37 47 244 334 13 5 680 Alaska, At-Large 42 45 146 229 23 5 490

Arizona-1 57 28 146 276 13 3 523 Arizona-2 50 36 140 198 17 6 447 Arizona-3 47 13 137 201 12 3 413 Arizona-4 46 23 143 218 15 6 451 Arizona-5 60 37 89 121 15 - 322 Arizona-6 59 33 109 152 9 3 365 Arizona-7 46 19 166 281 12 3 527 Arizona-8 54 28 89 104 12 1 288 Arizona-9 57 31 130 240 8 6 472 Arkansas-1 53 49 230 358 12 3 705 Arkansas-2 64 15 218 276 12 2 587 Arkansas-3 85 23 215 215 25 9 572 Arkansas-4 46 45 272 286 15 3 667 California-1 35 62 160 342 27 24 650 California-2 51 69 135 229 18 32 534 California-3 36 48 153 266 27 8 538 California-4 34 62 122 229 18 14 479 California-5 38 56 104 205 12 19 434 California-6 34 50 167 280 18 10 559 California-7 37 49 114 230 16 10 456 California-8 30 38 141 310 14 7 540 California-9 29 50 127 280 18 5 509 California-10 43 49 175 312 26 2 607 California-11 33 47 129 158 19 11 397 California-12 32 28 183 145 16 17 421 California-13 31 46 169 219 24 17 506 California-14 41 44 102 90 4 12 293 California-15 32 49 89 117 6 7 300 California-16 37 30 213 405 48 4 737 California-17 53 49 81 111 7 8 309

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TABLE 2

Number of SNAP Retailers by Store Type and Congressional District

Congressional District

Super-store

Super-market

Grocery Store

Convenience Store Other

Farmers Market Total

California-18 30 50 84 90 3 17 274 California-19 35 37 79 162 13 7 333 California-20 43 50 149 188 21 13 464 California-21 42 29 243 377 25 4 720 California-22 54 46 191 313 29 6 639 California-23 40 44 160 329 22 2 597 California-24 45 55 124 188 5 12 429 California-25 45 32 84 173 3 3 340 California-26 46 51 134 153 7 5 396 California-27 48 36 89 103 11 8 295 California-28 38 47 154 147 22 12 420 California-29 35 29 101 203 16 2 386 California-30 48 40 101 160 7 9 365 California-31 38 60 116 298 9 7 528 California-32 43 45 124 226 14 4 456 California-33 50 43 82 80 1 17 273 California-34 38 24 183 306 21 9 581 California-35 38 38 103 298 11 4 492 California-36 45 47 161 214 6 5 478 California-37 34 35 138 231 11 11 460 California-38 44 41 113 214 16 5 433 California-39 44 42 85 135 1 3 310 California-40 29 35 215 421 40 6 746 California-41 38 35 110 211 8 6 408 California-42 32 49 87 148 3 1 320 California-43 46 31 126 322 17 7 549 California-44 30 34 138 302 18 6 528 California-45 46 42 72 72 - 1 233 California-46 41 36 113 226 12 3 431 California-47 48 38 117 238 4 4 449 California-48 50 51 85 122 9 3 320 California-49 39 55 98 118 6 1 317 California-50 43 44 105 212 3 1 408 California-51 46 41 145 283 6 1 522 California-52 44 55 63 152 3 3 320 California-53 41 32 78 228 3 3 385 Colorado-1 50 34 103 220 15 6 428 Colorado-2 63 31 67 118 15 10 304 Colorado-3 67 33 167 189 27 21 504

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TABLE 2

Number of SNAP Retailers by Store Type and Congressional District

Congressional District

Super-store

Super-market

Grocery Store

Convenience Store Other

Farmers Market Total

Colorado-4 45 36 124 166 21 2 394 Colorado-5 44 33 100 210 25 4 416 Colorado-6 60 23 114 161 17 2 377 Colorado-7 61 30 77 192 18 10 388 Connecticut-1 49 48 227 255 10 9 598 Connecticut-2 40 37 147 211 9 4 448 Connecticut-3 46 30 170 259 7 6 518 Connecticut-4 34 34 121 142 4 6 341 Connecticut-5 47 39 179 215 11 6 497 Delaware, At-Large 46 71 305 302 26 8 758

District of Columbia, At-Large

27 25 135 188 18 32 425

Florida-1 42 50 199 306 29 2 628 Florida-2 44 60 234 319 32 1 690 Florida-3 31 68 227 320 20 4 670 Florida-4 32 71 166 240 29 3 541 Florida-5 31 55 276 444 51 3 860 Florida-6 24 70 210 278 22 2 606 Florida-7 40 71 142 242 11 2 508 Florida-8 29 62 192 298 11 4 596 Florida-9 38 75 233 272 13 1 632 Florida-10 41 64 230 304 17 - 656 Florida-11 27 56 200 238 25 4 550 Florida-12 33 60 169 227 16 1 506 Florida-13 34 72 204 302 25 2 639 Florida-14 44 62 221 297 21 2 647 Florida-15 40 56 198 265 16 2 577 Florida-16 43 67 167 229 8 3 517 Florida-17 32 58 197 256 16 6 565 Florida-18 20 71 149 189 13 - 442 Florida-19 47 72 204 238 7 1 569 Florida-20 37 45 185 251 9 2 529 Florida-21 38 68 147 145 2 - 400 Florida-22 38 70 133 161 7 - 409 Florida-23 38 71 126 112 6 1 354 Florida-24 30 52 178 182 22 2 466 Florida-25 28 61 158 133 22 - 402 Florida-26 28 65 150 124 19 1 387

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TABLE 2

Number of SNAP Retailers by Store Type and Congressional District

Congressional District

Super-store

Super-market

Grocery Store

Convenience Store Other

Farmers Market Total

Florida-27 18 61 165 119 17 1 381 Georgia-1 51 40 232 440 44 4 811 Georgia-2 42 42 295 453 29 5 866 Georgia-3 35 58 229 331 9 3 665 Georgia-4 42 38 201 252 19 4 556 Georgia-5 45 37 181 367 27 12 669 Georgia-6 56 52 121 125 2 2 358 Georgia-7 62 52 181 194 9 2 500 Georgia-8 50 38 276 473 29 3 869 Georgia-9 39 46 249 366 9 - 709 Georgia-10 31 53 196 334 13 5 632 Georgia-11 44 50 166 201 6 2 469 Georgia-12 45 37 251 469 32 4 838 Georgia-13 47 36 208 285 17 4 597 Georgia-14 36 52 223 399 14 3 727 Guam, At-Large 14 5 88 102 17 - 226 Hawaii-1 48 16 117 202 57 6 446 Hawaii-2 79 21 114 194 28 21 457 Idaho-1 49 49 118 278 34 11 539 Idaho-2 49 43 136 258 36 10 532 Idaho-5 - - - 1 - - 1 Illinois-1 39 46 180 239 9 9 522 Illinois-2 30 34 191 258 7 4 524 Illinois-3 38 35 163 170 13 2 421 Illinois-4 53 31 225 203 33 3 548 Illinois-5 45 35 112 138 8 5 343 Illinois-6 47 45 97 107 2 - 298 Illinois-7 33 30 224 292 15 7 601 Illinois-8 53 42 144 148 18 1 406 Illinois-9 46 44 156 117 9 9 381 Illinois-10 47 40 147 142 9 1 386 Illinois-11 40 35 143 179 8 1 406 Illinois-12 57 28 211 331 17 8 652 Illinois-13 60 23 205 331 14 8 641 Illinois-14 29 31 85 132 3 3 283 Illinois-15 46 28 230 304 23 1 632 Illinois-16 54 25 175 315 8 1 578 Illinois-17 47 29 227 336 19 4 662 Illinois-18 59 24 193 284 13 4 577

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TABLE 2

Number of SNAP Retailers by Store Type and Congressional District

Congressional District

Super-store

Super-market

Grocery Store

Convenience Store Other

Farmers Market Total

Indiana-1 33 49 195 270 8 6 561 Indiana-2 43 37 244 241 7 3 575 Indiana-3 52 24 215 235 14 5 545 Indiana-4 56 28 189 280 16 7 576 Indiana-5 59 30 168 212 15 6 490 Indiana-6 42 28 205 285 16 13 589 Indiana-7 44 29 254 303 17 7 654 Indiana-8 66 31 207 243 21 4 572 Indiana-9 61 18 181 227 14 9 510 Iowa-1 74 26 184 368 27 6 685 Iowa-2 86 20 182 386 19 1 694 Iowa-3 101 16 171 361 17 4 670 Iowa-4 95 19 218 312 18 1 663 Kansas-1 55 24 218 232 29 4 562 Kansas-2 46 27 180 199 15 9 476 Kansas-3 56 47 126 153 16 6 404 Kansas-4 59 20 196 199 28 5 507 Kentucky-1 51 56 278 347 20 3 755 Kentucky-2 50 54 230 340 17 5 696 Kentucky-3 64 24 229 294 14 5 630 Kentucky-4 50 20 197 313 9 3 592 Kentucky-5 41 81 318 505 25 9 979 Kentucky-6 54 32 204 360 16 19 685 Louisiana-1 73 35 269 214 21 5 617 Louisiana-2 43 35 335 337 29 8 787 Louisiana-3 56 59 339 289 47 2 792 Louisiana-4 41 44 248 296 20 3 652 Louisiana-5 44 54 298 323 28 4 751 Louisiana-6 73 34 285 251 23 1 667 Maine-1 56 25 203 271 14 21 590 Maine-2 68 32 245 385 29 24 783 Maryland-1 30 53 162 237 20 2 504 Maryland-2 56 42 168 246 16 2 530 Maryland-3 66 30 129 176 9 4 414 Maryland-4 59 33 144 158 15 1 410 Maryland-5 59 38 109 121 15 3 345 Maryland-6 54 39 154 134 13 2 396 Maryland-7 35 31 195 324 30 8 623 Maryland-8 53 41 98 85 8 4 289

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TABLE 2

Number of SNAP Retailers by Store Type and Congressional District

Congressional District

Super-store

Super-market

Grocery Store

Convenience Store Other

Farmers Market Total

Massachusetts-1 49 38 219 383 8 16 713

Massachusetts-2 48 37 175 274 7 11 552

Massachusetts-3 44 17 204 239 8 3 515

Massachusetts-4 40 46 134 201 4 5 430

Massachusetts-5 32 34 135 176 4 11 392

Massachusetts-6 54 28 164 224 5 6 481

Massachusetts-7 34 36 231 335 14 11 661

Massachusetts-8 45 43 158 255 6 11 518

Massachusetts-9 40 56 186 307 6 12 607

Michigan-1 76 57 231 298 26 22 710 Michigan-2 52 34 193 286 30 12 607 Michigan-3 53 30 186 286 23 9 587 Michigan-4 56 39 212 364 19 20 710 Michigan-5 51 35 207 454 23 6 776 Michigan-6 49 44 196 327 14 11 641 Michigan-7 45 20 154 282 15 14 530 Michigan-8 55 18 141 202 5 10 431 Michigan-9 63 29 193 415 22 4 726 Michigan-10 53 26 177 329 15 6 606 Michigan-11 79 28 136 212 8 2 465 Michigan-12 57 31 209 384 26 10 717 Michigan-13 33 38 207 641 49 9 977 Michigan-14 36 30 214 485 35 4 804 Minnesota-1 53 30 137 200 31 12 463 Minnesota-2 49 36 90 152 27 4 358 Minnesota-3 44 42 88 122 18 4 318 Minnesota-4 40 39 130 162 19 5 395 Minnesota-5 32 43 157 172 17 18 439 Minnesota-6 46 18 90 175 24 8 361 Minnesota-7 50 24 227 195 27 14 537 Minnesota-8 44 43 146 267 25 17 542 Mississippi-1 54 41 272 303 13 5 688

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TABLE 2

Number of SNAP Retailers by Store Type and Congressional District

Congressional District

Super-store

Super-market

Grocery Store

Convenience Store Other

Farmers Market Total

Mississippi-2 51 23 269 532 14 3 892 Mississippi-3 58 31 253 355 25 2 724 Mississippi-4 41 44 307 330 31 4 757 Missouri-1 43 35 229 317 13 5 642 Missouri-2 89 28 115 154 6 - 392 Missouri-3 62 32 159 272 8 2 535 Missouri-4 43 43 190 314 20 10 620 Missouri-5 46 52 199 310 19 5 631 Missouri-6 45 37 191 254 19 3 549 Missouri-7 55 53 225 320 28 7 688 Missouri-8 48 66 249 306 18 5 692 Montana, At-Large 72 80 174 353 49 25 753

Nebraska-1 46 26 155 131 11 5 374 Nebraska-2 65 16 124 165 17 2 389 Nebraska-3 47 29 237 197 17 - 527 Nevada-1 59 20 166 296 8 1 550 Nevada-2 41 51 108 286 27 4 517 Nevada-3 46 32 124 153 7 2 364 Nevada-4 43 26 135 187 11 2 404 New Hampshire-1 67 26 155 219 7 12 486

New Hampshire-2 59 31 174 232 10 16 522

New Jersey-1 42 32 244 263 22 1 604 New Jersey-2 36 43 261 233 16 1 590 New Jersey-3 47 26 160 190 10 1 434 New Jersey-4 49 35 160 129 9 1 383 New Jersey-5 50 29 149 72 8 3 311 New Jersey-6 43 31 210 154 12 4 454 New Jersey-7 53 32 117 72 - 1 275 New Jersey-8 51 37 301 235 38 3 665 New Jersey-9 46 22 328 180 26 - 602 New Jersey-10 37 19 360 285 28 6 735 New Jersey-11 49 29 123 59 4 - 264 New Jersey-12 45 38 197 152 12 3 447 New Mexico-1 45 32 139 188 30 10 444 New Mexico-2 43 31 213 274 19 12 592 New Mexico-3 49 29 160 233 22 16 509 New York-1 43 46 135 139 2 2 367

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TABLE 2

Number of SNAP Retailers by Store Type and Congressional District

Congressional District

Super-store

Super-market

Grocery Store

Convenience Store Other

Farmers Market Total

New York-2 45 27 116 131 6 - 325 New York-3 55 33 102 71 5 - 266 New York-4 41 37 138 160 12 4 392 New York-5 35 40 286 236 34 2 633 New York-6 48 38 201 125 20 3 435 New York-7 40 43 464 343 89 3 982 New York-8 39 57 318 413 29 5 861 New York-9 29 59 336 359 55 3 841 New York-10 48 41 286 168 49 3 595 New York-11 32 33 301 264 30 1 661 New York-12 50 44 236 147 11 2 490 New York-13 45 50 353 377 53 9 887 New York-14 47 39 318 255 32 2 693 New York-15 33 67 518 504 75 4 1,201 New York-16 25 46 259 190 23 5 548 New York-17 43 44 145 79 12 4 327 New York-18 36 43 143 164 15 8 409 New York-19 34 54 207 316 16 16 643 New York-20 40 49 213 338 8 7 655 New York-21 40 65 241 339 14 12 711 New York-22 28 55 255 349 17 7 711 New York-23 33 64 226 255 12 16 606 New York-24 26 61 222 303 12 5 629 New York-25 25 45 185 289 15 6 565 New York-26 26 56 268 429 26 7 812 New York-27 22 69 187 187 23 6 494 North Carolina-1 40 64 254 411 20 6 795

North Carolina-2 52 62 180 262 18 2 576

North Carolina-3 44 83 240 302 29 5 703

North Carolina-4 70 75 178 209 23 7 562

North Carolina-5 37 73 234 336 18 6 704

North Carolina-6 28 63 221 320 18 3 653

North Carolina-7 44 84 266 309 43 2 748

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TABLE 2

Number of SNAP Retailers by Store Type and Congressional District

Congressional District

Super-store

Super-market

Grocery Store

Convenience Store Other

Farmers Market Total

North Carolina-8 40 76 225 261 23 3 628

North Carolina-9 54 70 216 321 17 2 680

North Carolina-10 37 78 255 376 8 12 766

North Carolina-11 25 91 228 271 16 7 638

North Carolina-12 60 74 219 293 11 6 663

North Carolina-13 47 90 258 302 12 4 713

North Dakota, At-Large 72 26 192 173 50 7 520

Ohio-1 53 18 206 253 18 6 554 Ohio-2 52 28 264 244 6 5 599 Ohio-3 56 35 279 368 7 7 752 Ohio-4 48 44 218 239 14 6 569 Ohio-5 52 32 196 230 12 1 523 Ohio-6 43 43 261 329 18 1 695 Ohio-7 46 54 187 190 20 4 501 Ohio-8 40 24 198 247 3 5 517 Ohio-9 42 43 220 374 13 7 699 Ohio-10 51 27 217 239 7 2 543 Ohio-11 42 56 209 383 47 16 753 Ohio-12 58 20 162 189 5 6 440 Ohio-13 67 36 273 290 14 9 689 Ohio-14 54 59 192 178 14 6 503 Ohio-15 57 25 187 216 10 7 502 Ohio-16 63 55 169 186 7 3 483 Oklahoma-1 63 35 222 245 18 4 587 Oklahoma-2 48 37 257 453 14 12 821 Oklahoma-3 34 57 222 338 22 1 674 Oklahoma-4 49 40 223 296 14 9 631 Oklahoma-5 51 36 247 375 7 4 720 Oregon-1 51 49 117 223 32 10 482 Oregon-2 47 64 164 387 51 15 728 Oregon-3 40 53 147 389 32 18 679 Oregon-4 47 54 157 439 37 22 756 Oregon-5 47 48 129 324 46 17 611 Pennsylvania-1 36 54 146 135 13 - 384

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TABLE 2

Number of SNAP Retailers by Store Type and Congressional District

Congressional District

Super-store

Super-market

Grocery Store

Convenience Store Other

Farmers Market Total

Pennsylvania-2 34 39 422 301 21 - 817 Pennsylvania-3 27 31 447 237 49 1 792 Pennsylvania-4 36 55 118 132 7 1 349 Pennsylvania-5 32 44 277 219 27 4 603 Pennsylvania-6 29 51 183 161 9 4 437 Pennsylvania-7 34 56 182 218 14 4 508 Pennsylvania-8 41 45 236 243 17 3 585 Pennsylvania-9 27 73 173 214 26 3 516 Pennsylvania-10 42 57 197 281 18 1 596

Pennsylvania-11 42 50 136 220 11 - 459

Pennsylvania-12 29 58 208 226 19 2 542

Pennsylvania-13 35 47 217 196 18 4 517

Pennsylvania-14 53 28 207 234 15 2 539

Pennsylvania-15 37 49 244 219 17 1 567

Pennsylvania-16 49 36 253 244 20 5 607

Pennsylvania-17 74 27 184 181 7 3 476

Pennsylvania-18 53 26 219 250 11 7 566

Rhode Island-1 21 33 197 172 8 12 443 Rhode Island-2 28 31 182 174 12 11 438 South Carolina-1 63 60 149 225 27 1 525

South Carolina-2 45 63 199 319 21 2 649

South Carolina-3 24 59 233 341 11 4 672

South Carolina-4 35 73 232 317 13 5 675

South Carolina-5 37 59 206 362 22 2 688

South Carolina-6 27 47 260 440 34 5 813

South Carolina-7 51 83 275 381 25 1 816

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Number of SNAP Retailers by Store Type and Congressional District

Congressional District

Super-store

Super-market

Grocery Store

Convenience Store Other

Farmers Market Total

South Dakota, At-Large 58 32 246 330 40 9 715

Tennessee-1 33 69 239 377 18 11 747 Tennessee-2 44 60 190 323 17 3 637 Tennessee-3 33 71 239 406 16 7 772 Tennessee-4 46 53 274 357 20 1 751 Tennessee-5 55 47 276 273 12 4 667 Tennessee-6 50 54 241 334 13 3 695 Tennessee-7 44 55 207 271 15 3 595 Tennessee-8 47 37 195 269 10 3 561 Tennessee-9 45 31 222 511 15 4 828 Texas-1 51 42 216 218 15 3 545 Texas-2 48 33 127 170 7 - 385 Texas-3 66 38 140 146 11 - 401 Texas-4 35 48 223 277 17 1 601 Texas-5 40 40 194 262 10 2 548 Texas-6 41 37 166 219 5 2 470 Texas-7 46 40 154 157 11 2 410 Texas-8 50 31 178 233 11 1 504 Texas-9 39 31 163 295 16 1 545 Texas-10 51 43 143 239 14 2 492 Texas-11 36 40 209 341 14 1 641 Texas-12 48 33 182 263 7 1 534 Texas-13 28 50 224 288 14 1 605 Texas-14 39 34 205 294 23 2 597 Texas-15 25 31 250 386 24 2 718 Texas-16 49 26 203 250 30 - 558 Texas-17 35 24 163 300 7 1 530 Texas-18 35 31 172 385 22 5 650 Texas-19 29 46 201 306 11 2 595 Texas-20 24 30 153 329 18 3 557 Texas-21 27 42 118 230 6 3 426 Texas-22 50 38 147 168 6 - 409 Texas-23 36 24 188 310 18 1 577 Texas-24 49 38 145 181 3 2 418 Texas-25 31 38 129 248 9 1 456 Texas-26 46 35 131 126 11 1 350 Texas-27 26 34 183 392 24 - 659 Texas-28 28 30 218 363 16 - 655 Texas-29 46 37 186 393 21 2 685

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Number of SNAP Retailers by Store Type and Congressional District

Congressional District

Super-store

Super-market

Grocery Store

Convenience Store Other

Farmers Market Total

Texas-30 44 33 158 314 8 2 559 Texas-31 31 36 140 293 15 1 516 Texas-32 55 46 153 158 6 - 418 Texas-33 52 27 205 336 6 1 627 Texas-34 21 28 256 356 35 2 698 Texas-35 22 35 162 403 11 3 636 Texas-36 46 33 232 282 23 1 617 Utah-1 52 20 76 158 29 6 341 Utah-2 48 35 122 170 19 11 405 Utah-3 49 36 75 120 18 6 304 Utah-4 47 24 108 183 20 1 383 Vermont, At-Large 35 55 210 315 12 38 665

Virgin Islands, At-Large 15 3 23 28 3 - 72

Virginia-1 47 53 147 269 15 9 540 Virginia-2 50 53 169 243 19 5 539 Virginia-3 51 61 204 383 24 1 724 Virginia-4 33 51 209 380 25 8 706 Virginia-5 36 53 208 365 10 9 681 Virginia-6 54 53 212 340 12 15 686 Virginia-7 53 64 177 213 8 6 521 Virginia-8 63 39 131 125 4 14 376 Virginia-9 41 71 246 448 17 13 836 Virginia-10 61 30 93 121 4 4 313 Virginia-11 65 38 99 81 1 6 290 Washington-1 36 37 78 159 21 7 338 Washington-2 55 40 109 237 33 12 486 Washington-3 38 36 98 286 27 9 494 Washington-4 39 48 144 316 42 9 598 Washington-5 33 43 117 247 38 14 492 Washington-6 44 40 92 290 39 12 517 Washington-7 49 45 122 192 24 17 449 Washington-8 35 36 82 183 23 10 369 Washington-9 50 39 145 222 24 9 489 Washington-10 37 40 108 266 30 6 487 West Virginia-1 53 31 214 330 9 7 644 West Virginia-2 42 36 227 331 14 6 656 West Virginia-3 34 47 274 401 13 9 778 Wisconsin-1 73 23 117 233 21 4 471

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Number of SNAP Retailers by Store Type and Congressional District

Congressional District

Super-store

Super-market

Grocery Store

Convenience Store Other

Farmers Market Total

Wisconsin-2 60 18 131 213 27 13 462 Wisconsin-3 63 24 152 225 32 8 504 Wisconsin-4 42 23 178 396 8 5 652 Wisconsin-5 89 22 94 183 16 5 409 Wisconsin-6 68 22 131 191 20 5 437 Wisconsin-7 55 38 181 295 34 8 611 Wisconsin-8 60 22 166 226 19 8 501 Wyoming, At-Large 48 29 81 167 20 7 352

United States 19,861 18,395 80,715 112,018 7,796 2,500 241,285 Source: USDA Food and Nutrition Service, December 4, 2019